Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
135297
Address
Green Street Green Road, DA1 1QE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1332 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
57.1%
Girls
42.9%
First language not English
17.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.7%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 54.8%
African 12.5%
Other White 10.7%
Mixed 8.1%
Indian 3%
Other Asian 3%
Unclassified 2%
Other 1.9%
Caribbean 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.01
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 12%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 41%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.6
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.63
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award9
Engineering StudiesTechnical Award59
Health StudiesTechnical Award20
Speech & DramaTechnical Award18
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE13
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE36
BiologyGCSE51
Business Studies:SingleGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE51
ChineseGCSE1
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Leigh Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
262
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
146
2nd preference
248
3rd preference
205
From another Local Authority
71
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
146
2nd preference
42
3rd preference
19
To another Local Authority
21
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
259
168
91
Year 8
228
114
114
Year 9
231
124
107
Year 10
220
128
92
Year 11
214
126
88
Year 12
100
58
42
Year 13
80
43
37
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
87.7%
86.5%
Further education
29.0%
25.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
52.0%
60.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
0.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
4.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
60.0%
61.7%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
6.0%
19.5%
19.7%
Russell Group
6.0%
16.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.4%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020